Mahākāla

…in his destructive aspect as Mahakala and is extended to his consort, the goddess Kali, or Mahakali. The speculations on time reflect the doctrine of the eternal return in the philosophy of transmigration. The universe returns, just as a soul returns after death to be born again. In the oldest…

…the Sindhia palace is the Mahakala Temple (dedicated to the god Shiva), one of the most sacred Hindu sites in India, which was destroyed in 1235 but subsequently restored. Just southeast is the observatory built by Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur, governor of Malwa (1728–34) under the Mughals. Just north…